2,983 Shares in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Acquired by Krilogy Financial LLC

Krilogy Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 2,983 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $554,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. Madison Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 571,222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $99,918,000 after acquiring an additional 40,153 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.5% during the third quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 14,551 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,545,000 after purchasing an additional 352 shares in the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.7% in the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 1,889 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $330,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the period. Profund Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.2% in the third quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 2,940 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $514,000 after buying an additional 297 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Firetrail Investments PTY Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $7,583,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Susquehanna upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $221.64.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS opened at $233.46 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $40.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.74, a PEG ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a 50-day moving average of $213.72 and a 200-day moving average of $187.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $121.43 and a 1-year high of $242.62.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.08. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.30% and a net margin of 15.71%.The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.65 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to buy up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.72, for a total value of $203,720.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 127,833 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,042,138.76. This trade represents a 0.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total value of $790,104.56. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 36,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,370,627.16. This trade represents a 9.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737. 0.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies is a global provider of electronic design, test, measurement and optimization solutions for communications, electronics and related industries. The company was formed as a corporate spin-off from Agilent Technologies in 2014; its origins trace back to the electronic measurement business that was part of Hewlett‑Packard before Agilent. Keysight develops hardware and software used throughout the product development lifecycle, from design and simulation to prototype validation and manufacturing test.

Keysight’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, network and spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector network analyzers and modular PXI-based systems, together with software platforms for simulation, automated test and data analysis.